Shadow Weaver

Chapter 124 Respect the old and love the young

"Ok."

Lu Shinian readily followed the advice and after fooling Xu Yichi, he immediately found an opportunity and made an excuse to run away.

If he stayed here any longer, he was afraid that Mr. Xu's intermittently clever little head would discover some extremely twisted blind spot in some extremely tricky place... and then it would be difficult for him to escape.

——Although Xu Fuzhu is relatively easy to deceive, he is not the kind of student who has no social experience at all.

——After all, he has successfully started his own business while still in school and has been working as a game producer for more than two years!
The young man in Taoist robes ran out of the courtyard at a brisk pace. On his way back, he stopped by the teahouse to take another look at his master.

At that time, his senior sister was conscientiously reporting to his unscrupulous master the menu ordered by the little girl.

After hearing the list of homely beginner's menu items like "Stir-fried Potato Slices with Green Peppers", "Stir-fried Tofu with Scallions", and "Scrambled Eggs with Tomatoes", Chen Yingsheng's long eyebrows instantly twisted into a knot.

He took the paper from his apprentice and looked down at it for a long time. After a long while, he grumbled and pouted: "Why are the dishes so simple... Fried tofu and scrambled eggs, this doesn't look like a dish that can be served to guests."

"And I saw that the menus that Lao Yang just sent were pretty simple...Xiao Liu, do you think these kids are still worried about Lao Yang and my cooking skills?"

After Chen Yingsheng finished speaking, he looked up at the woman opposite him with a look of suspicion. Sixth Senior Sister, who was called by name unexpectedly, shuddered and immediately straightened her body.

With her brain working rapidly, she stammered and barely came up with a plausible reason at first glance, and hurriedly scratched her sleeves and said, "Ah, this... Master, in my opinion, Master Xu and the others are probably just worried that you and Senior Yang won't be able to handle it..."

"After all, cooking is not only about cooking, but also about washing vegetables and handling ingredients... This is also a physical job if you think about it in detail. You are so old, they are probably worried that if you order too many dishes and the cooking is too complicated, you will consume too much energy and feel uncomfortable?"

Sixth Senior Sister was sweating profusely. After hearing this, Chen Yingsheng's doubts grew: "Xiao Liu, are you sure about this?"

"Ahem, it should be... it should be like this." Kun Dao covered his mouth and coughed repeatedly, "Xu Fuzhu and the others... they are all kind and gentle children at first glance!"

"What's going on with Old Yang?" Chen Yingsheng frowned and asked a fatal question, "She doesn't look like an old lady anymore, does she?"

"Except for Xiao Xu, no one else knows that she is not human."

"Uh..." Sixth Senior Sister was asked by her unreasonable master, and her brain immediately turned almost to overspeed, "Respecting, respecting the elderly and loving the young... is it a traditional virtue of China?"

——Looking at Senior Yang who is only twelve or thirteen years old, she guessed that he could still be described as “young”... right?

"Tsk, he's several years older than all of us combined." Chen Yingsheng smacked his lips and shook his head, "And does my master look that old?"

——People who practice cultivation are in good health and age slowly. He feels that with his physical condition, he is at most forty years old!
The same age as Xiaoliu!
"This..." Sixth Senior Sister's gaze briefly paused for a moment at her own master's face, which looked eighty-one sometimes and sixty sometimes, and had long beard and eyebrows deliberately grown to cover up his nature as a profiteer, but upon closer inspection there were indeed not many wrinkles.

In the end, he succumbed to the difference in seniority and level of accomplishment between them, told a lie against his will, and silently gave two thumbs up.

"Not old, Master, you look no more than 40, you are the same age as me!" "Isn't that right?" Chen Yingsheng smiled, "I think so too."

Sixth Senior Sister was uncontrollably silent for a moment after hearing this, and then she said perfunctorily with a frown on her face: "Ah, yes, yes, yes..."

"So what should we do about the food?" Chen Shanji Ying Shanshang Sheng showed his true colors and caught Kun Dao off guard with a sudden counterattack. "Tomorrow we are hosting a welcoming banquet - I can't really use this kind of food to entertain the guests."

"But this is the menu that Master Xu personally selected..." Sixth Senior Sister felt that she was about to fall, "We can't say that she wants to go east and you insist on dragging her to the west."

"That is indeed a problem." Chen Yingsheng lowered his head in thought - he felt that ordinary home-cooked dishes could not reflect his exquisite and superb cooking skills, but it didn't seem right to change the menu casually.

"Yeah, so I think we should just..." Let's just make do with it?
It’s a rare opportunity for children to visit the temple, so please don’t overdo it and scare them to death!

Kun Dao's lips moved slightly as she organized her words in her mind. Just as she was about to speak a few more words to "comfort" her master, Lu Shinian, who had been quietly listening outside the door for a long time, suddenly spoke up at this moment: "Then, how about you follow the recipe and use your own discretion, Master?"

“Junior Brother Jiazi?” Sixth Senior Sister stared in horror, and the eyeballs in her eye sockets instantly trembled into vibrating mode.

Seeing this, Lu Shinian walked up to his senior sister calmly and bowed: "Good afternoon, senior sister."

——Laxatives, she is not getting any better now!!

Kun Dao looked at the unfortunate boy and wanted to say something but hesitated. However, due to the presence of their master, she did not have the courage to draw out the ruler.

Chen Yingsheng was immediately intrigued by Lu Shinian's words: "Oh? Jiazi, you mean that I can make some reasonable innovations based on my own understanding and preferences without changing the entire menu?"

"Yes, that's right, Master." Lu Shinian smiled and clapped his hands. "Cooking home-cooked dishes is not a big deal in itself, but being able to cook home-cooked dishes well and make them unique... that's the real deal."

"——Master, with your ability, I believe you can definitely prepare a table of delicious food that will be unforgettable for Master Xu and the others!"

"So, just go ahead and cook without any worries - you can consider giving the dishes that Master Xu and the others can't finish to Senior Sister..." The young man said as his eyes drifted to Kun Dao beside him. Senior Sister Six immediately changed her expression when she saw this: "Ah, no, no, no, that's not necessary, Junior Brother Ha Jiazi!"

"Sister, I've been losing weight recently. Yes, yes, your sister, I've been losing weight recently!"

"People who are losing weight shouldn't eat too much. If you can't finish the remaining dishes, you can pack them up and give them to Senior Brother. He is old and weak, so he needs to eat more... If that doesn't work, there is still your Second Brother!"

"Oh, that's a pity." Lu Shinian raised his eyebrows, "Well, if you can't finish the leftovers, you can consider packing them up and bringing them to Senior Brother--"

"Master, what do you think of this suggestion?"

Usually when Diao writes a funny chapter...